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Minimal access excision of aortic valve fibroelastoma: a case report and review of the literature

Papillary fibroelastomas are rare primary tumours of cardiac origin accounting for approximately 10% of all primary cardiac neoplasms. Due to a high thromboembolic risk, surgical excision is the mainstay of treatment in these patients and median sternotomy the most widely used approach. We describe...

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Autores principales: Harling, Leanne, Athanasiou, Thanos, Ashrafian, Hutan, Kokotsakis, John, Brown, Virginia, Nathan, Anthony, Casula, Roberto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3494536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22943845
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-7-80